Here’s Why More Colleges Are Extending Deposit Deadlines — and Why Some Aren’t

On Monday afternoon, enrollment leaders at about two dozen colleges joined a conference call to discuss their plans for responding to the novel coronavirus. The officials represented institutions in the Enrollment Planning Network, a group of private colleges — including American University, Boston College, Bucknell University, and Texas Christian University — that regularly share data and best practices. One item on the agenda was the May 1 deadline for admissions deposits. Did anyone plan to extend theirs, so as to give applicants more time to make a decision?